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[Siwsan]

1. I haven't heard of any in my county

Really not sure if there are any in the state (Michigan).

[mysteryowl]

2. Exactly! They lie and lie!

They keep telling people during their pressers about all the testing center.
Bullshit!

[Timewas]

3. Douglas county Oregon

had a drive through at the fairgrounds, a Dr order was necessary and they only tested 17 people..

[mysteryowl]

5. Okay, thanks. So that must have been a trial station.

Only 17!

[WheelWalker]

24. Another DUer in Douglas County? Who'da thought.

Pleased to know of you.

[Timewas]

28. Southern Douglas

Yup......right in red country, I am surrounded LOL

[WheelWalker]

42. Northern Douglas.

We have them surrounded, LOL

[Squinch]

4. Not in mine. A couple of towns over.

[mysteryowl]

7. "A couple of towns over"

So there is one? Do you anything about the numbers they are doing?

[Squinch]

9. Yes. The testing facility is in New Rochelle, NY, so I assume they are doing

a lot. I believe there is also one in Jersey City, NJ. I don't know if there are others in the area.

[Squinch]

15. But PS, the New Rochelle one was Cuomo's doing, not Trump's.

[mysteryowl]

29. Yep, I remember seeing that area in the news as a hot-spot for infection.

I think Cuomo is taking charge and doing his best to care for the state's residents without the federal government, which was not helping them enough.

[Tribetime]

6. Clevelnd Clinic

They've got so many people trying to get in they got the road blocked I drove through downtown this week

[mysteryowl]

8. Okay, thanks.

I want to see what kind of response we get here on DU about it.

[Tribetime]

14. But if they use the criteria

That you can only test people who have come in contact with people who've already been tested and proven to have it there's a big loophole on trying to find out who has it

[GP6971]

10. 19 Miles north of us

but you have to get an online appointment. WA State has 8,000 tests, so although we qualify for the test, fat chance we'll be tested.

[mysteryowl]

16. Okay, thanks.

So, there are some of these, but they are inadequate to handle the populous.

[no_hypocrisy]

11. NJ: Paramus (Bergen County) at Bergen County Community College

Get there early. They had to close after four hours.

[mysteryowl]

23. So, closing after 4 hours means not enough tests.

[no_hypocrisy]

38. Yes. And the line of cars went for miles.

BTW, I live in one of the smallest towns in NJ and our mayor announced the third CV resident tonight.

[TheFarseer]

12. We were supposed to get one

But they didn’t have a plan for how the cars would line up so they wouldn’t let them open.

[mysteryowl]

19. I suspect the real issues was not enough test kits.

[msongs]

13. yes in Honolulu but only for 250 people and not the general public, a narrow category of people nt

[mysteryowl]

20. Yep, it is inadequate for the many people that are sick.

[likesmountains 52]

17. I live in the 4 Corners area of SW Colorado and they opened one today.

Not sure how many test kits they had, or what the parameters for testing were.

[mysteryowl]

22. Okay. Thanks

[bullwinkle428]

18. Davenport IA has one. You have to be referred by a physician after they verify your symptoms

over the phone.

It's supposed to be open from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, seven days a week.

https://www.genesishealth.com/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/

[mysteryowl]

21. Okay, thanks. Seems very skimpy.

[mwooldri]

25. Had one. Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro NC.

But the drive up testing was closed down due to... Lack of supplies. Some of the supplies were on back order even before this due to flu season.

[Rebl2]

26. Several in

Kansas City, MO area, but have to have something from your doctor saying you need it.

[Crunchy Frog]

27. We have a drive through testing center here in Onondaga County.

And people coming from all the surrounding areas to get tested.

Our local positive numbers have jumped from 13 to 34 in the past day, but 95 % of the tests are coming back negative right now.

It's kind of nice to know that we have a more accurate picture than most of what the real numbers are.

We've all been holed up for two weeks already.

[mysteryowl]

31. Exactly, the testing will tell everyone what kind of outbreaks there are.

[eilen]

39. Yes, 700 tested negative, 34 positive in the county so far.

Amid kit shortages across NY, Syracuse makes coronavirus testing more available
Today 7:27 PM
By Chris Baker | [e-mail]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- While coronavirus testing sites in other parts of the state are limiting or suspending testing due to kit shortages, Syracuse’s triage testing facility is making an effort to test more people.


Officials at the Syracuse Community Health Center say they have enough test kits to keep testing into next week, and expect more on the way.

Dr. Michael Schiano, chief medical officer at SCHC, said he’s seen people come from as far as New York City in recent days to get a test in Syracuse, since it’s getting harder to get tested in other parts of the state.

“Right now we have ample test kits for whatever we need to do,” Schiano said Saturday evening. “We’re prepared for as much as we need right now.”

Late in the week, the health center adopted testing criteria in an effort to test more people for COVID-19.

When the center opened Monday, people could only get a test if referred by their doctor. Now, anyone can drive up for a test if they feel sick. If the person has a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher and another symptom like a cough or shortness of breath, they’ll be tested. The clinic is also testing people who have had recent exposure, travel history or if they look symptomatic.

As of yesterday, the clinic had tested more than 1,000 people. Schiano said he didn’t have exact number for Saturday, but that there were likely another 120 to 150 tested.


Officials had expected a bigger rush at the clinic Saturday. But recent state decrees telling people to stay home may have warded off some potential testees, Schiano said.

It takes between 10 and 20 minutes for someone to go through the drive-through test process. It’s a little slower in the mornings and gets quicker as the day goes on.

Results from those swabs take 24 to 48 hours to come back. That’s about half the time it was earlier this week. The clinic’s lab provider, Quest Diagnostics, recently started testing at a lab in Pittsburgh. The health center is now flying samples there daily, instead of Virginia.

The clinic has 50 staffers and volunteers who get their temperature taken every morning before testing starts. They wear personal protective equipment to try to avoid the virus.

Derrick Murry, the center’s chief operating officer, said they’ve seen a surprising amount of positive test results among people ages 17 to 28. That’s good, he said, because that’s the age people are healthiest and most able to fight off a disease.


Schiano said the rate of infection among that age group is likely higher because older people are taking more precautions to avoid the virus.

“I think that population itself is a little bit higher risk-taking population and may not be following the rules of hand-washing and social distancing,” he said. “They think they’re invincible at that age.”

The testing center is located at 819 S. Salina St. in Syracuse. It’s open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/amid-kit-shortages-across-ny-syracuse-makes-coronavirus-testing-more-available.html

[Deb]

55. Thank you!!!! Family member has been searching for a place upstate.

[bamagal62]

30. I believe there's one north of me in Evanston.

But, you have to have a special order from your doctor or from the hospital that has the drive up.

[Blue_true]

32. Seems the presence of something like that would make the local

TV news shows and be mentioned on radio. I have not seen any of that.

[mysteryowl]

34. That could for a few reasons.

They don't want to be overwhelmed with people showing up for testing AND not enough supplies.

[jberryhill]

49. Correct

E.g. Philadelphia - it’s in the parking lot of the baseball stadium

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-testing-sites-south-philadelphia-citizens-bank-park-covid-19-20200321.html

There may be a site in the “big city” mentioned in the OP that may likewise be reported in the local news there, as “driving around” is an odd way to find something in a big city.

If you search Google News for: (city) drive through testing, you generally hit a local news site reporting one.

The notion that they would be somehow hiding their presence from local news is amusing.

Given the ease with which one may search for them as noted above, this looks more like a personal data harvesting thread, IMHO.

[uncle ray]

33. yes. about 2 miles from me.

but it's not open because they don't have testing supplies.

[Texaswitchy]

35. Houston does.

We have a Democratic mayor.

Houston is it in Harris County.

Our county judge is also a Democratic.

[Igel]

46. And it's one of a number of places that have been doing testing.

So it's not the only game in town.

[Texaswitchy]

56. We are working on it

More testing to come

Harris county and Houston are big places

[Grammy23]

36. I understood that they were opening one at a hospital less than 5 miles from my home.

I live in NW FL, Escambia County. You were supposed to call To be screened first and would be directed to the testing site if you qualified. The video on the news looked like it was on the back side of the hospital so you would not necessarily see it from the streets by the hospital. They have never identified where it is located, as far as I know, which I am sure is to cut down on people who just show up expecting to be tested.

[Docreed2003]

37. We have several in the Nashville area

My hospital started drive through screenings last week

[SunnyBaudelaire]

40. Yes, Augusta Georgia

https://jagwire.augusta.edu/augusta-university-health-opens-covid-19-drive-thru-testing-clinic/

[Doreen]

41. I live in a red county ( trump country ) in Washington state so no..

The capitol of this state does not even have tests. Unless someone has heard in the last 3 hours that Olympia Wa got tests.

[Texasgal]

43. We have drive up here in Austin, TX

but you have to fill out a form before coming and meet the criteria.

OH... and the form costs 40.00!

[MuseRider]

44. At this point I don't think

we have more than a few test kits. A few days ago we had 500 and they were using 150 a day. We have not, to my knowledge, gotten any more but our numbers are raising now faster than before.

Drive up testing? You can't even get a test here.

[woodsprite]

45. In DE, we have one in New Castle County (Wilmington), and one of the other counties.

Not sure if we have any others.

[Igel]

47. I could drive around Houston all day and not seen the one here.

That's how it goes.

[uppityperson]

48. I do. Can't get tested. Those who have, it takes 7 days + to get results

I'm high risk in several ways with respiratory symptoms and history except no fever so can't get tested.

I'd not do anything different than I am now, but it's be nice to let people I've been in contact with know.

However, it's spreading in the community now, so everyone is presumed contagious so they're just, as they have been, screening the most acutely sick to see if it's something else treatable.

Sigh.

[tirebiter]

50. We've got one where I have insurance with an Urgent Care

I went in a week and 1/2 ago because I’d been enduring something that seemed flu like and I got my vax months ago. Took 2 hrs to be told I didn’t have the right symptoms but they sent mr to another hospital emergency to make sure I didn’t have pneumonia. That took another two hours. They finally struck a swab in my nose and told me to remain isolated for 3 days. The test came back positive for Rhino virus. I had a and still have a mofo cold.

[liberalmuse]

51. I texted a former co-worker today to see how she was doing.

She wasn't feeling well, called her doctor and her doctor suggested she get tested for Covid-19. She went to drive-thru testing and will get her results within 5 days. She's in the low-risk category. This is in Washington state.

[Laffy Kat]

52. Yes, the State of Colorado has some and so does the HMO where I work.

The HMO has several locations. Lines are long and they're running out of swabs and maybe tests, too, but I'm not sure about that yet.

[Laffy Kat]

53. I have to say that Colorado's Governor Polis is doing everything in his power.

He has been quite active on Facebook, keeping us updated. He is a Democrat, of course.

[womanofthehills]

54. There are quite a few in NM in different areas of the state

[WhiteTara]

57. There is one being set up in a town next

to ours. It's about 30 miles away. But then, so is almost everything.

[nuxvomica]

58. Local hospital (Glens Falls, NY) ran run since 3/14

They suspended at 5 pm today due to shortage of test kits and PPEs. They are saving what equipment they still have for inpatient testing.